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Key Facts
- Closing night. Babymetal play Espaço Unimed on 28 November; the show is sold out.
- Single nights. Ty Segall, Hot Chip and A Perfect Circle each play São Paulo once.
- Ibirapuera festival. Vedder’s 20 and 22 November nights are sold out; Daltrey’s 21st still lists tickets.
- Three holidays. Finados on 2 November, Proclamação da República on the 15th and Consciência Negra on the 20th.
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If you are wondering what to do in São Paulo this November, start with the Ibirapuera festival weekend: São Paulo in November 2026 is built around Best of Blues and Rock on 20–22 November, ringed by a run of international club and hall shows. Here is the month in order.
The concert calendar is a metalhead’s month with wide detours: club shows stack up at Audio in Barra Funda, and the Best of Blues and Rock festival fills Ibirapuera park on 20–22 November, with Babymetal on the 28th. Three national holidays break up the weeks, and the season’s big museum shows all run through the month.
São Paulo in November: the concert calendar
Sunday 15 November
Ty Segall
Cine Joia, Praça Carlos Gomes 82, Liberdade · Doors 6 p.m. · 18+ · Tickets via Ticket360 · Solidarity ticket in exchange for a kilo of food
The garage-rock workhorse’s first Brazil show after almost twenty years of records. It is at Cine Joia in Liberdade, not at Audio as first announced. Details.
Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 November
Mariah Carey — Christmas Time Tour
Nubank Parque · Tickets via Eventim Brasil
Two stadium nights of the Christmas catalogue, with the tour’s Rio de Janeiro date following on 21 November. Tickets are sold through Eventim Brasil. Details.
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 November
Best of Blues and Rock
Parque Ibirapuera · Tickets via Ticketmaster Brasil · Vedder nights sold out
Eddie Vedder plays on the 20th and 22nd, and both nights are sold out; Roger Daltrey plays on the 21st, the one night that still listed tickets on 5 November. The Friday is the Consciência Negra holiday. Details.
Saturday 21 November
ZZ Top
Suhai Music Hall · Doors 7 p.m., show 9 p.m. · 18+ · Tickets via Uhuu; check the seller for prices
The bearded Texans’ Brazilian run closes in São Paulo after Porto Alegre and Curitiba. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets were still on sale on 5 November. Details.
Sunday 22 November
Hot Chip
Audio Club, Barra Funda · Doors 7 p.m., show 9 p.m. · 18+ · Floor and camarote tickets via Eventim Brasil
English synth-pop on the festival weekend’s closing night, in a show that marks 20 years of the album The Warning. It is billed as the band’s only Brazil show. Details.
Wednesday 25 and Thursday 26 November
Of Monsters and Men
Audio Club, Barra Funda · Doors 8 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. · 16+ · Tickets via Ingresse
Icelandic indie folk with a singalong catalogue. A second night on the 25th was added after the first sold quickly. Details.
Friday 27 November
A Perfect Circle + Puscifer
Suhai Music Hall · Doors 7 p.m., show 9 p.m. · 16+ · Tickets via Ticketmaster Brasil
Maynard James Keenan fronts A Perfect Circle, with his other band Puscifer as special guest. It is a double dose that Tool fans will travel for. Details.
Saturday 28 November
Babymetal
Espaço Unimed, Barra Funda · Sold out; Eventim Brasil shows no tickets available
Japan’s kawaii-metal phenomenon closes this list of shows. Treat resale offers with care. Details.
São Paulo in November: holidays and still running
Sunday 15 November — national holiday
Proclamação da República · Falls on a Sunday this year
The republic’s proclamation day lands on the Ty Segall Sunday. As it falls on a Sunday, there is no extra day off.
Friday 20 November — national holiday
Dia da Consciência Negra · National holiday
Black Consciousness Day, a national holiday created by a 2023 law, opens the long Best of Blues and Rock weekend. Opening hours of shops and services vary, so check before you go.
Through 31 January 2027
MASP: “Histórias latino-americanas”
MASP, Avenida Paulista 1578 · R$85 full price; free on Tuesdays and on Fridays from 6 p.m., online booking required — check masp.org.br
Some 187 works by 148 artists from 20 countries fill five floors of the museum. The museum is closed on Mondays. Our full story.
Through 24 January 2027
MAM: 39th Panorama of Brazilian Art
Museu de Arte Moderna, Parque Ibirapuera · Regular museum ticket
The Panorama, organised since 1969, surveys current Brazilian art. Pair it with a walk through the park. Our full story.
Through 7 February 2027
IMS Paulista: Fernando Lemos retrospective
Instituto Moreira Salles, Avenida Paulista 2424 · Free
About 400 works mark the artist’s centenary, and entry is free. Lemos was a Portuguese-Brazilian artist who worked in photography, drawing and design.
Through 14 March 2027
Pinacoteca: Beatriz Milhazes
Pina Estação, Largo General Osório 66, Luz · Pinacoteca ticket — check pinacoteca.org.br
A solo show of 27 prints by Beatriz Milhazes, drawn from the Pinacoteca’s own collection. It is held at Pina Estação, so check the building before you set out.
Further ahead: December
December stacks CCXP (3–6 December) and Primavera Sound with Gorillaz and The Strokes (5–6 December) into one week at two of the city’s biggest event venues, São Paulo Expo and the Interlagos track. Both sit outside the central districts, so plan transport early.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the biggest concerts in São Paulo in November 2026?
The Best of Blues and Rock festival tops the bill with Eddie Vedder and Roger Daltrey at Ibirapuera (20–22 November), plus shows by Ty Segall, Hot Chip, Of Monsters and Men (two nights), A Perfect Circle with Puscifer and Babymetal. Babymetal and both Eddie Vedder nights are sold out.
Which public holidays fall in November 2026 in São Paulo?
Three national holidays: Finados (All Souls’ Day) on Monday 2 November, Proclamação da República on Sunday 15 November, and Dia da Consciência Negra on Friday 20 November — the last makes a long weekend of 20–22 November. The 15th falls on a Sunday, so it adds no extra day off.
What can I do in São Paulo in November for free?
Free options include the Fernando Lemos retrospective at IMS Paulista, MASP’s free Tuesdays and Friday evenings (online booking required) for “Histórias latino-americanas”, and car-free Avenida Paulista on most Sundays (usually 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., sometimes suspended). Check opening hours before you go.
What are the holidays in São Paulo in November 2026?
Finados on 2 November, Proclamação da República on the 15th and Consciência Negra on Friday the 20th. The 15th falls on a Sunday.
Correction — 5 November 2026: Sepultura’s final concert on 7 November moved to Suhai Music Hall, announced on 8 September. An earlier version of this article named Arena Pacaembu.
Correction, 5 November 2026: JMSN’s November show in São Paulo was cancelled (the ticket seller Meaple lists it as cancelled with automatic refunds; source) and Social Distortion’s show moved to 26 February 2027 at the Vibra São Paulo venue (tickets stay valid; Rolling Stone Brasil), so both were removed, and we also corrected venues, MASP’s free days and US$ amounts (R$5.46 per US$1, central bank PTAX rate).
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